ϫⲏⲗ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲉⲗ (kel), ⲕⲏⲗ (kēl) — Bohairic

Etymology

Perhaps from Egyptian gr (“a fish”), with irregular sound change, since Egyptian g usually becomes Sahidic ϭ when palatalized.

Noun

ϫⲏⲗ • (čēl) m

1. (Sahidic) a fish

Descendants

• → Arabic: شال (šāl)

References

• TLA lemma no. C7149 (ϫⲏⲗ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• Marcion Coptic dictionary